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the u.s. already has a vast military presence in the persian gulf to secure key oil shipping lanes under the banner of chasing terrorists the u.s. is setting up new drone bases on the arabian peninsula including one in djibouti which is on the other side of the strait of babel and that the arrangement that the united states government has with the yemeni government is basically one of bribery we bribe them with money and weapons and in exchange we get to bomb their country was impunity. but it may be a dangerous proposition for the yemeni government because of the uproar this crisis caused among the population. an american plane bombed this place and killed seven. the people they were innocent they did not deserve to die he wanted so late to go we were protesting the year for it to happen he left what do we have now americans are coming to our land to kill us the journalist who shot these images of a two thousand and nine drone strike in yemen that killed fourteen women and twenty one children
the u.s. already has a vast military presence in the persian gulf to secure key oil shipping lanes under the banner of chasing terrorists the u.s. is setting up new drone bases on the arabian peninsula including one in djibouti which is on the other side of the strait of babel and that the arrangement that the united states government has with the yemeni government is basically one of bribery we bribe them with money and weapons and in exchange we get to bomb their country was impunity. but it...
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these are your headlines for thursday december twentieth two thousand and twelve in the u.s. as the fiscal cliff approaches reuters reports republicans are aiming to vote today in the house on a plan which obama promptly says he would veto meanwhile fitch has warned the u.s. could lose its aaa credit rating if washington doesn't get a deal to treat what we call economy ria no this may all feel like deja vu and maybe it will all turn out fine maybe it won't though where do you want to place your bets we'll talk to the daily reckonings eric brian and joe bowman about their choices plus a german study finds paying taxes has a positive impact on. being no word on what the findings would bring in the west but if you are counting on taxation to make you feel like your quality of life is on the up and up stateside we'll talk about some other economic options and the opec of maple syrup has been wrong millions of dollars worth of the hot commodity has been stolen from canada's maple syrup cartel yes cartel i said maple syrup cartel and those are not my words that's according to the n
these are your headlines for thursday december twentieth two thousand and twelve in the u.s. as the fiscal cliff approaches reuters reports republicans are aiming to vote today in the house on a plan which obama promptly says he would veto meanwhile fitch has warned the u.s. could lose its aaa credit rating if washington doesn't get a deal to treat what we call economy ria no this may all feel like deja vu and maybe it will all turn out fine maybe it won't though where do you want to place your...
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a u.s. staff sergeant who was caught on camera urinating on dead taliban fighters in afghanistan has been demoted and fined five hundred dollars joseph chamblin was also found guilty of dereliction of duty by failing to report misconduct by junior marines an initial punishment of thirty days in jail and a two thousand dollars fine was reduced after the marine pleaded guilty and agreed to plea bargain with the court martial. a us citizen arrested in north korea for unspecified crimes state media says by journo entered the country last month as a tourist officials say there's evidence proving that he committed a crime against the state management diplomats from the swedish embassy suite represents u.s. interests in north korea because of a lack of diplomatic ties between washington and pyongyang. to become one of the world's industrial titans you need a workforce that's ready for anything but grim statistics in the heart of europe show millions of adults are being left behind because they've g
a u.s. staff sergeant who was caught on camera urinating on dead taliban fighters in afghanistan has been demoted and fined five hundred dollars joseph chamblin was also found guilty of dereliction of duty by failing to report misconduct by junior marines an initial punishment of thirty days in jail and a two thousand dollars fine was reduced after the marine pleaded guilty and agreed to plea bargain with the court martial. a us citizen arrested in north korea for unspecified crimes state media...
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he is found and returns to the u.s. as a hero, and everyone believes this to be true apart from this damaged cia agent played by claire danes, who things she has word he might be someone else and that he might be a danger to homeland security, and that is the premise of the show, and we discover who is right in some woasure, and season t will continue the injury. tavis: it is working on a number of levels. i am a huge james bond fan. i figured james bond can be blond. i guess he can also be a red head with mr. lewis, and i keep reading if there is going to be another change in the bond series, you are on the short list, so if ever offered to play james bond, would you accept? >> that is the $60 million question. if you knew how many times i have played james bond in my mirror at home, if only you knew. tavis: i think you can call it off. >> it is an honor to meet you. -- i think you can pull it off. >> it is an honor to meet you. tavis: john slattery is living an actor's dream playing a character on one of the most crit
he is found and returns to the u.s. as a hero, and everyone believes this to be true apart from this damaged cia agent played by claire danes, who things she has word he might be someone else and that he might be a danger to homeland security, and that is the premise of the show, and we discover who is right in some woasure, and season t will continue the injury. tavis: it is working on a number of levels. i am a huge james bond fan. i figured james bond can be blond. i guess he can also be a...
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u.s. from the fiscal cliff. the plan is expected to be rejected by the senate. if the parties cannot agree by the end of the year, many are predicting chaos. >> it is an exercise in republican vote counting that will not result in anything for the american people. it cannot pass the senate. the president would veto it if it got to his desk. plan b, which is the only thing the house of representatives and the republicans are focused on now, a multi day exercise in utility, at a time when we do not have the luxury of exercises in futility. >> president obama and senate democrats have not done much of anything. their plan b is to slow what does over the fiscal cliff. for weeks they said they would make substantial expansions on spending cuts. i did my part. they have done nothing. >> the stalemate is moving the u.s. economy towards a so-called who fiscal cliff if agreement cannot be reached. it is expected to cause the economy to shrink close to 4% of gross domestic product. some fear it will
u.s. from the fiscal cliff. the plan is expected to be rejected by the senate. if the parties cannot agree by the end of the year, many are predicting chaos. >> it is an exercise in republican vote counting that will not result in anything for the american people. it cannot pass the senate. the president would veto it if it got to his desk. plan b, which is the only thing the house of representatives and the republicans are focused on now, a multi day exercise in utility, at a time when...
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military and u.s. forces that are there his bodyguards i mean what the united states is afraid of is that once the u.s. pulls out it's going to be taliban controlled the only way that they can actually avoid this is not by staying to twenty fourteen is actually extending this deadly twenty two only and we just heard blackwater bases the camp integrity of that giant contract between the special operations troops there and of course just the enormous amount of people who have died this year since obama got elected actually let's talk about drones the expansive expansion of drones i feel like this year i've heard more about drones than any other year i mean it's just seems like it's just as late every country has them we're sending drones a spy in iran you know at the extra judicial assassination judge jury executioner these drones are just it's the new face of war they're everywhere into the credit of the american corporate media they have been covering it more this year than they had in the past has bee
military and u.s. forces that are there his bodyguards i mean what the united states is afraid of is that once the u.s. pulls out it's going to be taliban controlled the only way that they can actually avoid this is not by staying to twenty fourteen is actually extending this deadly twenty two only and we just heard blackwater bases the camp integrity of that giant contract between the special operations troops there and of course just the enormous amount of people who have died this year since...
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see the comma cloud here, across the eastern u.s. to canada. that's a very potent winner that's this very potent winter storm already bringing heavy snowfall here and it looks like more snowfall is on tap. the lines coming in the north to the south, running over the great lakes, ontario, erie, huron. that's where you're going to be seeing some very significant lake-effect snow along the southern periphery of these lakes as that snow picks up. snow continues to move up, even toward the appalachian mountains. going into your saturday. on sunday, expect cold air to spill in behind this. conditions will rapidly clear up. temperatures will drop right off. this jet stream continues to linger on toward the south. currently into portions of northern florida and southern georgia, you are under freeze watches. you need to watch out for this because this orange crop could be suffering. to the west, sunny skies across the western great plains and the next storm system pushes onshore to oregon. actually in, oregon, you saw 159 kilometer mile per hour winds
see the comma cloud here, across the eastern u.s. to canada. that's a very potent winner that's this very potent winter storm already bringing heavy snowfall here and it looks like more snowfall is on tap. the lines coming in the north to the south, running over the great lakes, ontario, erie, huron. that's where you're going to be seeing some very significant lake-effect snow along the southern periphery of these lakes as that snow picks up. snow continues to move up, even toward the...
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the u.s. friendly enough to allow the u.s. to bomb them as washington see fit and friendly enough not to mess with this vital trade really enough not to mess with that kind of a prop by the united states as often lead to eliminating much of the local population that sooner or later gets the sense that their government is serving its own interests and the interest of those thousands of miles away in washington i'm going to. ration is sounding the retreat as the cost of conflict become too much to bat in the few minutes we pull from the rush to pull its troops from afghanistan because the bill's pretty indefensible sunt. traps about and we can add said julian assange says his whistle blowing web site is ready to reveal more game changing data next had dressed his supporters and the media that gathered outside the ecuadorian embassy in london where he's been and six months. the world's media and a lot of supporters have come out for him this evening also holding a candlelight vigil he called the crowd when he came out a sight for
the u.s. friendly enough to allow the u.s. to bomb them as washington see fit and friendly enough not to mess with this vital trade really enough not to mess with that kind of a prop by the united states as often lead to eliminating much of the local population that sooner or later gets the sense that their government is serving its own interests and the interest of those thousands of miles away in washington i'm going to. ration is sounding the retreat as the cost of conflict become too much...
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a u.s. marine staff sergeant who your night on dead taliban insurgents and pose for photographs with the bodies has been demoted and will forfeit five hundred dollars a month in pay the officer pleaded guilty to charges of involvement in desecration is taught to political activist david swanson he's author of the book war is a life joining us live on the line from virginia good evening morning actually from here what do you make of the sentence well it's absurdly low it's insultingly low but so is the charge and i mean this is someone guilty of creating corpses of killing human beings who is then prosecuted for having desecrated them after the fact this is this is the problem with our culture of violence that we that we think we're going to civilised war that if we didn't cut off the fingers and you're an aid on the body stand it would be ok so we have a long ways to go to get into or to a better legal as well as moral understand the crucial question of course how will the sentences be recei
a u.s. marine staff sergeant who your night on dead taliban insurgents and pose for photographs with the bodies has been demoted and will forfeit five hundred dollars a month in pay the officer pleaded guilty to charges of involvement in desecration is taught to political activist david swanson he's author of the book war is a life joining us live on the line from virginia good evening morning actually from here what do you make of the sentence well it's absurdly low it's insultingly low but so...
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u.s. is so-called magnitsky act has caused controversy in russia. france has more on the tit for tat. most of vice of part of this bill is definitely the provision talking about adoption of russian children by american families it was approved overwhelmingly by the duma four hundred twenty four she's just seven and it's been opposed by the education ministry and human rights activists citing that many of these children that do get adopted by american families have disabilities and they're given a better life in another country now bill backers have been unhappy for some time about the adoption process that takes place between russia and the united states nineteen children have died at the hands of their u.s. adoptive parents in the last several years and to moscow has wanted to be more involved in securing the human rights of children that do head overseas with those families this bill stems from the wrongful death of sergei magnitsky who died in pretrial detention in november of two thous
u.s. is so-called magnitsky act has caused controversy in russia. france has more on the tit for tat. most of vice of part of this bill is definitely the provision talking about adoption of russian children by american families it was approved overwhelmingly by the duma four hundred twenty four she's just seven and it's been opposed by the education ministry and human rights activists citing that many of these children that do get adopted by american families have disabilities and they're given...
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the battle to domestic domestic where u.s. diplomats own america oh yeah that little stuff little squidgy you know country school crammed in between mexico and canada you know what about it so pension fund slams san bernadino for sham bankruptcy a high stakes legal battle intensified as the largest us pension fund filed court papers denouncing the financially troubled california city of san bernardino for what it called a sham bankruptcy and accuse the city of criminal behavior it withholding payments to the pension fund to send bernadino the city went bankrupt and it's the first city to ever deliberately fail to pay calipers a california public employees retirement system calipers as you point out its route to seem here is that the bond market is coming unglued whether it's the collateral that's being questioned holding up private equity shysters like paul singer or whether it's a municipality with a pension scheme that apparently has no ability to pay out its pensioners without growth to generate coupon payments to bond mark
the battle to domestic domestic where u.s. diplomats own america oh yeah that little stuff little squidgy you know country school crammed in between mexico and canada you know what about it so pension fund slams san bernadino for sham bankruptcy a high stakes legal battle intensified as the largest us pension fund filed court papers denouncing the financially troubled california city of san bernardino for what it called a sham bankruptcy and accuse the city of criminal behavior it withholding...
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them putin also address u.s. criticism of moscow's security and human rights policies in response to news that a court had reduced the jail sentence of one of putin poses strongest critics. the president said that the case was not politically motivated, and he dismissed recent protests about his presidency. >> we do not need this anarchy. during the 1990's, this kind of anarchy give market economics and democracy a bad name in russia. people are still afraid of that today. >> the marathon press conference lasted four hours, but president putin had little to offer that was really new. >> it was a fighting performance by vladimir putin who likes to present himself as a faithful servant of the russian people, but there was a lack of fresh ideas and concrete answers. his words sounded a lot more like holding onto power than a new beginning for the good of russia. >> efforts to bail out ciphers are running into fresh obstacles. a german newspaper is reporting that the international monetary fund is not prepared to con
them putin also address u.s. criticism of moscow's security and human rights policies in response to news that a court had reduced the jail sentence of one of putin poses strongest critics. the president said that the case was not politically motivated, and he dismissed recent protests about his presidency. >> we do not need this anarchy. during the 1990's, this kind of anarchy give market economics and democracy a bad name in russia. people are still afraid of that today. >> the...
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the u.s. already has a vast military presence in the persian gulf to secure a key oil shipping lanes under the banner of chasing terrorists the us is setting up new drone bases on the arabian peninsula including one in djibouti which is on the other side of the strait of babylon and that the arrangement of the united states government has with the yemeni government is basically one of bribery we bribe them with money and weapons and in exchange we get to bomb their country with impunity. but it may be a dangerous proposition for the yemeni government because of the op for the strikes have caused among the population. in america. the place i killed seventeen people they were in a cynic they did not deserve to die. wanted so late to go protest in the year for it to happen he left column what we have now of americans are coming to our land to kill us because of the secret that is of america's growing war it's difficult to verify d. exact numbers to do in depth more than seven hundred people were
the u.s. already has a vast military presence in the persian gulf to secure a key oil shipping lanes under the banner of chasing terrorists the us is setting up new drone bases on the arabian peninsula including one in djibouti which is on the other side of the strait of babylon and that the arrangement of the united states government has with the yemeni government is basically one of bribery we bribe them with money and weapons and in exchange we get to bomb their country with impunity. but it...
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the latter in our g u.s. lawmakers are getting ready to celebrate the holidays and with the holidays come get upset like a new wireless surveillance bill wrapped and sent with care to big brother the latest information on new fights so regulate the regulation. here's mitt romney trying to figure out. that thing that the american. here's another one you. know we're out of here. want to defeat terrorism the only liberal and the current. that you destructors from what you and i should care about because there are profit driven industries and souls of sensationalistic garbage because of breaking news i'm going to be martin and we're going to break this that. a congressman torricelli doesn't get much done during the lame duck session but it looks like the senate wants to act on passing warrantless wiretapping on u.s. citizens that are overseas the vice amendments would renewed the controversial law a law is set to expire on new year's eve and while the senate would like to renew it before the year's and it doesn't
the latter in our g u.s. lawmakers are getting ready to celebrate the holidays and with the holidays come get upset like a new wireless surveillance bill wrapped and sent with care to big brother the latest information on new fights so regulate the regulation. here's mitt romney trying to figure out. that thing that the american. here's another one you. know we're out of here. want to defeat terrorism the only liberal and the current. that you destructors from what you and i should care about...
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the u.s. doesn't expect violent protests, but forces are always on alert. >>> president obama's inaugural will be fesstive. the president is just holding two inaugural balls after sworn in january 12th. the ceremony on january 21st, and this is the fewest number of official parties in 60 years. the president had 10 in 2009. >>> still ahead on "starting point, " a massive storm system has blanketed the midwest, causing lots of headacdamage an headache for holiday travels. >>> instagram users win. the company does a big about-face on the controversial new policy that would let them sell your pictures, back in a moment. is it really 100 calories? let me put you on webcan... ...lean roasted chicken... and a creamy broth mmm i can still see you. [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. it's lots of things. all waking up. connecting to the global phenomenon we call the internet of everything. ♪ it's going to be amazing. and exciting. and maybe, most remarkably, not that far away. w
the u.s. doesn't expect violent protests, but forces are always on alert. >>> president obama's inaugural will be fesstive. the president is just holding two inaugural balls after sworn in january 12th. the ceremony on january 21st, and this is the fewest number of official parties in 60 years. the president had 10 in 2009. >>> still ahead on "starting point, " a massive storm system has blanketed the midwest, causing lots of headacdamage an headache for holiday...
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they'll be responsible for the largest tax hike in u.s. history. >> reporter: but boehner's tax plan to raise rates on increase over $1 million upset tea party republicans. >> this debate should be about spending, not taxes. >> reporter: in trouble, boehner pulled republicans into a meeting, tried to get the votes he needed but failed. >> it's unbelievable. this is horrible. i mean, i am -- i'm angry. i'm sad for my friend the speaker and i'm sad for the country. >> reporter: plan b looks dead. >> will there be a vote tomorrow? >> no. >> reporter: democrats gloated at boehner's failure. >> it was a bad plan but he couldn't even sell his bad plan to their extreme members of his own caucus. >> reporter: earlier this week a boehner as we e boehner/obama compromise looked close to getting done. >> they are so close. what is the speaker waiting for? >> reporter: now boehner has learned his house republicans might reject any tax hikes. i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, capitol hill. >>> the off-camera private meeting of the republicans last night
they'll be responsible for the largest tax hike in u.s. history. >> reporter: but boehner's tax plan to raise rates on increase over $1 million upset tea party republicans. >> this debate should be about spending, not taxes. >> reporter: in trouble, boehner pulled republicans into a meeting, tried to get the votes he needed but failed. >> it's unbelievable. this is horrible. i mean, i am -- i'm angry. i'm sad for my friend the speaker and i'm sad for the country....
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aww man. [ male announcer ] returns are easy with free pickup from the u.s. postal service. we'll even drop off boxes if you need them. visit usps.com pay, print, and have it picked up for free. any time of year. ♪ nice sweater. thank you. ♪ >>> word that house speaker john boehner's plan d aimed at averting the fiscal cliff and house makers won't resume business until after christmas. dana bash is joining me now. what is the latest? >> reporter: the latest is that this is bad news for the speaker. very bad news for the speaker. i would even say devastating. this is a political move that he made for one main purpose and that is to show the president and, more importantly, to show the american people that republicans are at least for keeping taxes low for americans making up to $1 million and more importantly they are okay with raising taxes for people making more than $1 million. he simply could not get the votes from fellow republicans in order to put this bill on the floor. they tried. i was watching on the house floor. the moves of many of the house leaders trying to
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that is that i always felt good about saying, you know, i work for the americans i work for the u.s. government and we're the good guys. we don't play by the rules that our enemies do. we adhere to the geneva conventions and during this period, i don't think we were able to say that. i would say as a result, we probably had a much harder time recruiting human sources because we didn't have that moral high ground. >> cenk: because the moral high ground is not a matter of just morality, it's gaining their trust and you need that in order to get the information. >> very much so, and, you know, is specially with our targets our main targets bin terrorists, we need people with access to information to these networks and winning the trust of those people is extremely difficult so when we start using the tactics of our enemies we lose that ability to say we're different. so i think that that period in the c.i.a.'s history was a really dark stain on oh the agency and quite frankly, our country. full disclosure, i haven't seen "zero dark 30" yet. i'll form my own opinion whether or not i thin
that is that i always felt good about saying, you know, i work for the americans i work for the u.s. government and we're the good guys. we don't play by the rules that our enemies do. we adhere to the geneva conventions and during this period, i don't think we were able to say that. i would say as a result, we probably had a much harder time recruiting human sources because we didn't have that moral high ground. >> cenk: because the moral high ground is not a matter of just morality,...
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from the u.s. postal service. because it's nice to have an extra pair of hands around for the holidays. i knew it'd be tough on our retirement savings, especially in this economy. but with three kids, being home more really helped. man: so we went to fidelity. we talked about where we were and what we could do. we changed our plan and did something about our economy. now we know where to go for help if things change again. call or come in today to take control of your personal economy. get free one-on-one help from america's retirement leader. >> shepard: it's the bottom of the hour, time for the top of the news. and look out below. 12 days to go until we plumb net big spending cuts. and according to economists probably another big recession. house floor. waiting for the vote on part two of the republicans call plan b. as you can see after passing part 1. the house has unexpectedly gone into recess. senate democrats and the house say it doesn't much matter because the entire plan b is dead on arrival. ed henry the
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secretaries of state spoke to the senate foreign relations committee today about the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. there were painful lessons learned in benghazi and we have to do better. the state department is promising to improve security at diplomatic posts around the world. >>> bernie madoff's brother peter has been sentenced to ten years in prison for his role in helping cover up his brother's ponzi scheme. before sentencing, he said he's deeply ashamed by his conduct and accepts full responsibility for his actions. check out these pictures from a volcano in ecuador, hundreds of people have reportedly been forced to evacuate from their homes in the town of runsen. the volcano has been active for more than a decade and has recently seen renewed eruptions. >>> how something as simple as baking pies is bringing comfort to newtown, connecticut. ñ? >>> one of the great things about this country, whenever there's a tragedy or disaster, regular people do extraordinary things. no one asks them, they just do it, no one's watching, they just do it. we've seen it over and over
secretaries of state spoke to the senate foreign relations committee today about the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. there were painful lessons learned in benghazi and we have to do better. the state department is promising to improve security at diplomatic posts around the world. >>> bernie madoff's brother peter has been sentenced to ten years in prison for his role in helping cover up his brother's ponzi scheme. before sentencing, he said he's deeply ashamed by his conduct...
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it was the u.s. elections, the fiscal cliff talks. >> and john, what is it going to be, cab driving or stock picking? >> both. the back heavy trade has been used. the face has been used. so, yeah, i'm not coming back, but hopefully it will be running parallel. >> arnab, staying out of stock picking for now? >> it's not my cup of tea. i would probably be better at driving a cab. >> i wouldn't, that's for sure. john walsh, winner of the trading academy. >>> moving on now, despite fiscal cliff uncertainty at the moment, asia could pick up two. europe will be lucky not to dip into recession, but generally speaking, the outlook for 2013 may be rosy. that's according to kevin gardener, head of investment global strategies. kevin, we've just been talking to people expressing concern about what the drivers are going to be of growth next year. what say you? >> no. that's a good question. and hold on just a second. i don't think we would describe it as positively rosy just yet. we're saying the storm clouds ar
it was the u.s. elections, the fiscal cliff talks. >> and john, what is it going to be, cab driving or stock picking? >> both. the back heavy trade has been used. the face has been used. so, yeah, i'm not coming back, but hopefully it will be running parallel. >> arnab, staying out of stock picking for now? >> it's not my cup of tea. i would probably be better at driving a cab. >> i wouldn't, that's for sure. john walsh, winner of the trading academy. >>>...
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. >> potentially great news today for a former u.s. marine who has been chained to a bed in a notorious mexican prison. word that he is going to be released today with a live report on the situation across the border. and major headaches for all the folks who could be trying to get a jump start on the holiday traveling. the forecast is ahead. >> a former marine has been jailed in mexico and will walk free today. hopefully. according to his parents and several american lawmakers. john hammer has been reportedly in one of mexico's most notorious prisons here he is chained to the bed. the prison is packed with drug cartel killers and smuggler whose control the joint. the mexican police arrested hammer after he tried to cross the border with a rifle. the gun is reportedly an technique and only an inch shorter than legally allowed in mexico. now, steve, what do we know of hammar's release in. >> we heard from a number of different sources including his mother and father and the mexican attorney and his congresswoman, they all expect him to
. >> potentially great news today for a former u.s. marine who has been chained to a bed in a notorious mexican prison. word that he is going to be released today with a live report on the situation across the border. and major headaches for all the folks who could be trying to get a jump start on the holiday traveling. the forecast is ahead. >> a former marine has been jailed in mexico and will walk free today. hopefully. according to his parents and several american lawmakers....
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>> eliot: findings make three things absolutely clear about the deadly september 11th attack on the u.s. diplomatic mission in benghazi, libya that left four americans dead. one, conservative conspiracies alleging a cover-up are pure fiction. two, diplomatic security funding provided by congress was grossly inadequate and three there is no evidence to suggest that u.n. ambassador susan rice did anything at all wrong. joining me now to discuss the real challenges of foreign diplomacy is the ever wise p.j. crowley, professor at george washington university and a former assistant secretary of state for public affairs for president obama. sir, you have watched -- the hearings today in congress where senator kerry presided over the discussion of this report. seemed a little bit like a dog and pony show where you know, fingers were being pointed everywhere but where they should be. am i wrong about that? >> there's a lot of responsibility to go around. obviously there were miscalculations made within the state department. they did not see the level of threat that existed and did not appreciat
>> eliot: findings make three things absolutely clear about the deadly september 11th attack on the u.s. diplomatic mission in benghazi, libya that left four americans dead. one, conservative conspiracies alleging a cover-up are pure fiction. two, diplomatic security funding provided by congress was grossly inadequate and three there is no evidence to suggest that u.n. ambassador susan rice did anything at all wrong. joining me now to discuss the real challenges of foreign diplomacy is...
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who sought greater u.s. assistance to treat their war wounded, train their national security forces, secure their borders, bill their democratic institutions and expand the rule of law. libyans do not want al qaeda-affiliated terrorists and militias running amok in large parts of their country but that's the reality we now face. this is the broader failure of the administration's so-called light footprint approach toward libya. and regardless of whom the president nomination to serve in his cabinet we will continue to ask these questions and demand answers and accountability. senator graham. >> thank you. i would like to concur with senator mccain. i thought the report was very detailed and the recommendations are good and solid in terms of how to better understand the intelligence environment. how to improve security on the ground. and there is much we can learn from this report but here's what we do not, we know nothing really quite frankly about president obama, before, during and after the attack. they'r
who sought greater u.s. assistance to treat their war wounded, train their national security forces, secure their borders, bill their democratic institutions and expand the rule of law. libyans do not want al qaeda-affiliated terrorists and militias running amok in large parts of their country but that's the reality we now face. this is the broader failure of the administration's so-called light footprint approach toward libya. and regardless of whom the president nomination to serve in his...
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u.s. stock futures down sharply. more than 1% for all three major indices. >> you can thank the fiscal cliff impasse for that. merry christmas, washington. christine romans with more. >> merry fiscal cliff-mas. for some reason, i have been launching this story for so long. when i don't have to say fiscal cliff one day it will be like christmas all over again. stocks, triple digit decline for the dow jones industrial average. a major sell-off in part, because world markets saying they are very concerned about what happens with the fiscal cliff. the fallout felt in the economy. tax refunds could be delayed. a lot of people could pay higher taxes if there is not an amt patch. that's bad. payroll processors are furious and scrambling to figure out what to do. gift giving has soared among people trying to get out of higher taxes next year, and early stock dividends payouts. companies are paying early stock dividends because they think investment taxes will go up next year. paying those out early. also watching here the ru
u.s. stock futures down sharply. more than 1% for all three major indices. >> you can thank the fiscal cliff impasse for that. merry christmas, washington. christine romans with more. >> merry fiscal cliff-mas. for some reason, i have been launching this story for so long. when i don't have to say fiscal cliff one day it will be like christmas all over again. stocks, triple digit decline for the dow jones industrial average. a major sell-off in part, because world markets saying...
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. >> susan rice, the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. as seen as potentially the top pick for that post and you have john kerry who has wanted it for quite some time. how did they manage to finesse that? >> reporter: well, i would put it this way, my reporting is that there were two people being considered for the post, two people being vetted and they were susan rice and senator kerry and the president was, as you know, fiercely defensive of her once she came under attack and didn't want her name or her record to be tarnished in any way. as soon as that became -- it mushroomed on the hill and that became too much of an obstacle and an overwhelming challenge and once she withdrew her name it was very clear that it was only john kerry. senator kerry has been a foregone conclusion since she withdrew her name last week and it was just a matter of time until the president made this announcement, suzanne. >> finally, massachusetts, of course, the senate seat there. it looks like republicans really wanted to see john kerry as the potential pic
. >> susan rice, the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. as seen as potentially the top pick for that post and you have john kerry who has wanted it for quite some time. how did they manage to finesse that? >> reporter: well, i would put it this way, my reporting is that there were two people being considered for the post, two people being vetted and they were susan rice and senator kerry and the president was, as you know, fiercely defensive of her once she came under attack and didn't...
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congressman, former u.s. attorney for the western district of arkansas, and former administrator of the u.s. drug enforcement agency, the honorable congressman asa hutchinson. >> thank you. one of the first responsibilities i learned at homeland security it was importance of protecting our nation's critical infrastructure. and there is nothing more critical to our nation's well being than our children's safety. they are this country's future and our most precious resource. we all understand that our children should be safe in school. but it is also essential that the parents understand and have confidence in that safety. as a result of the tragedy in newtown connecticut that confidence across this nation has been shattered. assurance of school safety must be restored with a sense of urgency. that is why i am greath grateful that the national rifle association has asked me to lead a team of security experts to assist our schools, parents and our communities. i took this assignment on one condition, that my tea
congressman, former u.s. attorney for the western district of arkansas, and former administrator of the u.s. drug enforcement agency, the honorable congressman asa hutchinson. >> thank you. one of the first responsibilities i learned at homeland security it was importance of protecting our nation's critical infrastructure. and there is nothing more critical to our nation's well being than our children's safety. they are this country's future and our most precious resource. we all...
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a u.s. official confirms within the last day, the assad regime has launched lots of scud missiles at rebel areas in the territory. russian president putin, a top assad ally, acknowledged, this is important, that it is time for change in syria. >>> back here at home, it is one week since tragedy struck newtown, connecticut. a moment of silence will be observed beginning at 9:30 eastern time to remember those who died. then bells will ring 26 times to mark the lives of 20 children and 6 adults who were killed. president obama will also mark the moment at the white house. >>> in related news, the national rifle association's long awaited announcement following the connecticut tragedy is set for later this morning. the group promises what it called meaningful contributions to make sure what happened in newtown does not happen again. the nra has returned to social media, cautiously posting on twitter and reinstating its account on facebook. i think what you may see at this news conference today,
a u.s. official confirms within the last day, the assad regime has launched lots of scud missiles at rebel areas in the territory. russian president putin, a top assad ally, acknowledged, this is important, that it is time for change in syria. >>> back here at home, it is one week since tragedy struck newtown, connecticut. a moment of silence will be observed beginning at 9:30 eastern time to remember those who died. then bells will ring 26 times to mark the lives of 20 children and 6...
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we've been expecting it now for the past few weeks, especially since susan rice, the u.s. ambassador to the united nations, withdrew her name as a possible secretary of state. hillary clinton is going to be leaving in january. she's moving on. she wanted one term and now the chairman of the senate foreign relathions committee, john kerr will be nominated. probably early in the afternoon the president will have a formal announcement asking that the senate confirm john kerry as the secretary of state. the hearings will take place in january. they would very much like to have john kerry in place as the new secretary of state around the time of the inauguration, january 20th, and they would then be able to go forward. for all practical purposes john kerry will certainly carry forward the foreign policy initiatives put forward by hillary clinton. they're on the same page on a lot of these issues but the president of the united states, as you know, carol, he determines u.s. international policy, national security, and john kerry will now have that mission. it opens up the senate
we've been expecting it now for the past few weeks, especially since susan rice, the u.s. ambassador to the united nations, withdrew her name as a possible secretary of state. hillary clinton is going to be leaving in january. she's moving on. she wanted one term and now the chairman of the senate foreign relathions committee, john kerr will be nominated. probably early in the afternoon the president will have a formal announcement asking that the senate confirm john kerry as the secretary of...